Stand-in vs windows system administrator

The differences between stands-in and windows system administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a stand-in, becoming a windows system administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a windows system administrator has an average salary of $79,845, which is higher than the $47,238 average annual salary of a stand-in.

The top three skills for a stand-in include situational awareness, PC and RAN. The most important skills for a windows system administrator are windows server, infrastructure, and powershell.

Stand-in vs windows system administrator overview

	Stand-In	Windows System Administrator
Yearly salary	$47,238	$79,845
Hourly rate	$22.71	$38.39
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	94,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs windows system administrator salary

Stands-in and windows system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stand-In	Windows System Administrator
Average salary	$47,238	$79,845
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $60,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between stand-in and windows system administrator education

There are a few differences between a stand-in and a windows system administrator in terms of educational background:

	Stand-In	Windows System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Communication	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stand-in vs windows system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between stands-in' and windows system administrators' demographics:

	Stand-In	Windows System Administrator
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and windows system administrator duties and responsibilities

Stand-in example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshot network printers, along with maintenance of server backup scheme.
Use of the cash register and POS to assist clients.
Assist customers and run the register.
Maintain and troubleshot PC base message processing systems.
Showcase technical competency by remotely logging into the POS system to check configurations and fix the source of the problem.
Maintain weekly management of inventory both ordering and accounting for the inventory.

Windows system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and configure VPN connections for the users.
Deploy and manage Panasonic PBX and VOIP phone systems and network connectivity.
Manage exchange stores, mailbox provisioning, active sync and monitoring the mailboxes.
Manage data usage, space, security and archival over servers, workstations and NAS machines.
Manage issues with server hardware, networking, web services, database, DNS, clustering, and e-mail.
Manage all OU's under domain at multiple sites across the country through a constant VPN tunnel per client rules.

Stand-in vs windows system administrator skills

Common stand-in skills

Situational Awareness, 55%
PC, 41%
RAN, 3%
Customer Orders, 1%

Common windows system administrator skills

Windows Server, 9%
Infrastructure, 7%
PowerShell, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Linux, 5%
SCCM, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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